| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'41.855 |
325.497 |
|
| 2 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'41.984 |
327.769 |
0.129 |
| 3 |
10 |
Kenny ROBERTS JR |
USA |
Team Roberts |
KR211V |
1'42.055 |
329.268 |
0.200 |
| 4 |
71 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'42.211 |
326.086 |
0.356 |
| 5 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'42.216 |
324.421 |
0.361 |
| 6 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'42.247 |
325.497 |
0.392 |
| 7 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'42.305 |
328.967 |
0.450 |
| 8 |
27 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Honda LCR |
Honda |
1'42.344 |
333.951 |
0.489 |
| 9 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'42.492 |
328.267 |
0.637 |
| 10 |
17 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'42.620 |
320.950 |
0.765 |
| 11 |
26 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'42.648 |
332.717 |
0.793 |
| 12 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Camel Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'42.655 |
325.301 |
0.800 |
| 13 |
15 |
Sete GIBERNAU |
SPA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'42.712 |
325.203 |
0.857 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Fortuna Honda |
Honda |
1'42.853 |
328.567 |
0.998 |
| 15 |
6 |
Makoto TAMADA |
JPN |
Konica Minolta Honda |
Honda |
1'42.869 |
331.389 |
1.014 |
| 16 |
7 |
Carlos CHECA |
SPA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'43.606 |
323.353 |
1.751 |
| 17 |
66 |
Alex HOFMANN |
GER |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'44.626 |
323.063 |
2.771 |
| 18 |
77 |
James ELLISON |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'44.727 |
322.869 |
2.872 |
| 19 |
30 |
Jose Luis CARDOSO |
SPA |
Pramac d'Antín MotoGP |
Ducati |
1'45.562 |
316.437 |
3.707 |
Sessions Results
MotoGP
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